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Crack

Hi! I'm translating a song called "The Farmer's Curst Wife" to Spanish. It's about a farmer who gives his wife away to the Devil. The wife causes much trouble in Hell and the Devil returns her. In the following verses:

So the farmer woke up and he looked out the crackAnd he saw that devil bringing her back

is the "crack" a crack on the wall, or is it, well, the crack left by a half-opened window?

Re: Crack

You have all been extremely helpful. Perhaps you can assist me with more question. There's a "chorus" that is repeated at the end of each stanza:

– fie fie diddle die– fie fie diddl-ie day

Both "fie" and "diddle" have meanings, but are readers aware of them when they read these lines? Or are they just for "musical" effect (something fun to repeat over and over again)? My point is I have to decide whether to attempt a translation of these lines, or rather try to replicate the way they sound in Spanish, something like:

Re: Crack

You have all been extremely helpful. Perhaps you can assist me with more question. There's a "chorus" that is repeated at the end of each stanza:

– fie fie diddle die– fie fie diddl-ie day

Both "fie" and "diddle" have meanings, but are readers aware of them when they read these lines? Or are they just for "musical" effect (something fun to repeat over and over again)? My point is I have to decide whether to attempt a translation of these lines, or rather try to replicate the way they sound in Spanish, something like: